He gave not over walking, unknowing whither he went and dieting upon the leaves of the trees; and by day he hid himself where he might and fared on at hazard all his night; and thus he did for some days, till he came to a populous part and seeing folk there, accosted them.
"Supplemental Nights, Volume 1"
Richard F. Burton
I'm continually dieting or training and wondering why in Sam Hill I'm doing either.
"A Fool There Was"
Porter Emerson Browne
I had much to endure, especially from the severe dieting to which I was subjected, but which doubtless did me good.
"The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons"
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt